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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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